United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) Stock Price Passes Below 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

United-Guardian, Inc. (NASDAQ:UG)’s share price crossed below its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $6.67 and traded as low as $6.50. United-Guardian shares last traded at $6.6050, with a volume of 2,376 shares.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of United-Guardian in a report on Friday, March 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Sell”.

United-Guardian Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $30.32 million, a PE ratio of 14.36 and a beta of 0.97. The business has a 50 day moving average of $6.64 and a 200 day moving average of $6.67.

United-Guardian (NASDAQ:UG) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, March 27th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. United-Guardian had a net margin of 19.97% and a return on equity of 19.10%. The business had revenue of $2.96 million for the quarter.

United-Guardian Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a yield of 713.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. United-Guardian’s dividend payout ratio is presently 108.70%.

Institutional Trading of United-Guardian

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of UG. Hikari Tsushin Inc. purchased a new position in shares of United-Guardian during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $75,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of United-Guardian by 8.2% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 35,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,000 after purchasing an additional 2,691 shares during the period. Teton Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of United-Guardian during the third quarter valued at approximately $424,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its stake in United-Guardian by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 162,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,001,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in United-Guardian by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 186,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,882 shares during the period. 23.16% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

United-Guardian Company Profile

United-Guardian, Inc, headquartered in Hauppauge, New York, develops and supplies specialty ingredients and finished products for the personal care, cosmetic and esthetic markets. Its Specialty Ingredients segment offers antimicrobial preservatives, conditioning polymers, emulsifiers, UV filters and other functional actives that are incorporated into lotions, creams, shampoos and professional esthetic formulations.

The company’s Finished Products segment markets a range of skin and hair care items under the Guardian brand, providing private-label and contract manufacturing services to spas, salons and dermatology clinics.